Green, once a consensus first-team All-American at Michigan State, is now a two-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA All-Defensive first team member. Guard Stephen Curry and forward Kevin Durant, No. 2 and No. 3 on the list, respectively, headlined the Warriors’ 2017 NBA title run. But Green is a defensive playmaker and the one who helps the NBA’s most-prolific offense run smoothly.

“If Green (10.2 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 7.0 APG) comes off as arrogant, it’s only because he knows exactly how good he is,” Sports Illustrated’s Rob Mahoney wrote in his description of Green.